FM Preview: Derby County v Coventry City 09 Apr 2011

Last updated : 08 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Derby County v Coventry City fixture

Derby County prepare to entertain Coventry City at Pride Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rams are clearly on top, having won 22 and lost only 7 of the 37 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Pride Park was just last season, in November 2009, the Rams carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Coventry City 2 - 1 Derby County Championship
2009/2010 Sat 03 Apr Coventry City 0 - 1 Derby County Championship
2009/2010 Fri 06 Nov Derby County 2-1 Coventry City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 31 Jan Derby County 2 - 1 Coventry City Championship
2008/2009 Sat 25 Oct Coventry City 1 - 1 Derby County Championship
2006/2007 Mon 09 Apr Derby County 1 - 1 Coventry City Championship
2006/2007 Sat 11 Nov Coventry City 1 - 2 Derby County Championship

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Recent respective form guides

Derby County's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Rams have scored 4, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Coventry City is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Sky Blues have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Derby County are currently lying in 19th place in Npower Championship having mustered a points tally of 44 from their 39 matches played.

Coventry City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 45 points from their 39 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Derby County 6 1 2 3 7 12 5
Coventry City 6 1 2 3 7 10 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Derby County at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Rams will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Derby County Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Coventry City Not won in previous 10 away matches.

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